You may have heard the expression “perfect is the enemy of good.” Perfection is a Western cultural value that many of us aspire to in our work, our play – we want to do well. We have been encouraged to work hard and be as good as we possibly can be, as close to perfect as our efforts allow. But at best, the aphorism inclines us to be ok with not-quite-perfect, to accept that “good” can be enough. What if we oriented ourselves differently, to understand that imperfection – this imperfect life that is offered to us day after day – is its own reward, its own amazing beauty. In this often stressful pre-election summer, let’s imagine together how that celebration might feel.

Rev. Anne Bancroft joins us from York, Maine. She presently works with the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Damariscotta, Maine, having previously served as settled minister at Theodore Parker Church in West Roxbury, MA. Before being ordained, she spent nearly fifteen years as the religious educator at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton. Joy and humor are integral to her call to the otherwise very serious endeavor of ministry.